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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1990
Page
2
In New Madrid Missouri residents faced a massive media surge as climatologist Iben Browning warned of a possible major quake on the New Madrid fault. Seismologists dismissed the odds as unlikely while local officials noted economic benefit from the attention. no quake occurred.
Scientists at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union warned the public may ignore warnings of a major quake on the New Madrid fault. While many labeled Browning’s 6.5 to 7.5 Richter forecast as nonsense, experts acknowledged the fault’s potential for devastating quakes and urged continued preparedness despite a lack of immediate danger.
Berlin faces daunting tasks as Germany unites East and West with questions over secret police files, prosecutions, and mass property claims. Officials warn that costly borrowing up to 100 billion dollars in 1991 could strain the economy, while unemployment may rise to four million as eastern contracts end and migration shifts occur.
The United States will begin a border entry fee pilot in the coming months at two crossings likely Blaine Washington and a Mexican frontier point. INS aims to test a low charge with options like monthly or yearly passes to speed travelers and possibly extend fees to all border crossers by 1993. Canadian officials already test a similar system while Mexican groups oppose fees.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian, known as Dr. Death, helped 54 year old Janet Adkins with Alzheimer's to use a machine for a fatal dose of anesthetic and heart stopping drug on June 4. Prosecutor says the switch does not remove his legal responsibility and seeks life in prison if convicted.
Irvine California UC Irvine researchers report CFCs released in greater amounts than ever before threatening Earth's ozone layer. The study, due to be released today, warns damage will manifest in a decade.
Bangkok report says Vietnam's leaders approved a 10 year plan to end central economic controls and subsidies and raise per capita income. Draft to be presented to the ruling Communist Party and later to a party congress after the Central Committee plenum.
Panamanian judicial authorities requested the extradition of Gen Manuel Noriega to face charges in Panama for the murder of Maj Moises Giraidi. Danilo Montenegro announced at a news conference as Noriega sits in a Miami prison on U.S. drug trafficking charges. The report also notes Lebanon's Christian militia withdrawal from Beirut, allowing the army to move in and reunite the capital under the government for the first time in 15 years.
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